For more information on child welfare issues involving children and youth of color, please visit our Hot Topics page at http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/info_services/children-of-color.html

For information on the disproportionate representation of children and youth of color in the child welfare system, please visit our Hot Topics page at http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/info_services/disproportionate.html

Resources

• Creating a Latino Child Welfare Agenda: A Strategic Framework for Change
  This report by the Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, Inc. contains an agenda developed by a conference which addressed the specific needs of Latino families in order to formulate a national agenda.

• Every Child Deserves a Permanent Family: Subsidized Guardianship as a Common Sense Solution for Children in Long-Term Relative Foster Care
  This report from Generations United now features new data on the number of Latino children in foster care and in relative care. The report shows that federal subsidized guardianship for relatives of children for whom reunification with their parents or adoption is not possible is a practical way to create safe, permanent and loving families for children in foster care. Also available in Spanish.

• Latin American Children of Immigrants Are Underrepresented in Texas's Child Welfare System
  Texan children with Latin American immigrant parents are underrepresented among those removed from their homes by the state's Child Protective Services (CPS) because of abuse and neglect, a new Urban Institute analysis reveals. This page links to three studies that examine child welfare issues by child generation and ethnicity.

• Services for Hispanic Children and Families
  A series of Special Forums were held at the Georgetown University Training Institutes in July 2006 to provide opportunities for dialogue about critical issues in order to contribute to the development of future policy and technical assistance. This paper presents the issues and recommendations from the Special Forum on Services for Hispanic Children and Families.

• 'Bad' Mothers and Spanish-Speaking Caregivers
  This article from Nevada Law Review illustrates an intersection of Latino families with the child welfare system and highlights the importance and vulnerability of language in this system.

• Spanish Child Welfare Terms
  In the interest of better serving the needs of Spanish-speaking families and professionals who work with them, Child Welfare Information Gateway developed this glossary to ensure consistency and cultural relevance in their publications. By making this document available to others, they hope to support other organizations that are also striving to improve their communications and to promote, where possible, consistency throughout the child welfare field.

• Georgia: Culturally Competent Practice With Latino Families
  This training curriculum is intended to provide participants with an introduction to the basic concepts of culturally competent practice and specific skills and knowledge for culturally competent practice with Latino families.

• Illinois: Latino Consortium
  The Latino Consortium is a partnership of Illinois social service agencies that provide an array of culturally competent support services for Latino children and families in cooperation with the Department of Children and Family Services and its Office of Latino Services.

Bibliography

• Child Welfare Issues in Latino/Chicano Communities: A Selected Annotated Bibliography (1984-1993)
  This annotated bibliography from the University of Minnesota School of Social Work was prepared to demonstrate the range of published materials available to students, teachers, and community practitioners. Topics were selected that are central to the concerns of those who have an interest in child welfare issues associated with the Latino and Chicano communities.

PowerPoint Presentation

Depression Among Latino Children in the Public Child Welfare System
This presentation was given by researchers from the University of Washington at the Building on Family Strengths Conference in 2007.

Websites

• The Committee for Hispanic Children and Families
  Since 1982, The Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, Inc. (CHCF) has been dedicated to improving the quality of life for Latino children and their families. Believing that the most effective way to serve Latino families is by building upon their existing strengths and fostering self-sufficiency, CHCF provides a number of programs and services to the community in the areas of Youth Development, Child Care Services, and Family Health Education. Grounded in its direct services, CHCF is active on the local, state and national policy arena around issues of child welfare and the well-being of Latino children.